Sustainable Agribusiness Comprehensive Exam

This course is a part of Sustainable Agribusiness, a 7-course MicroMasters series from edX.

This course is part of the Sustainable Agribusiness MicroMasters program which consists of 6 courses and a capstone exam. After completing the program, you can also apply to Doane University to complete your MBA online for approximately $10,500 (learn more about the program here).

This comprehensive capstone exam includes the evaluation of the competencies and performance tasks, which define a successful practitioner of sustainable agriculture.

This capstone exam is part of the DoaneX Sustainable Agri-business MicroMasters program that is designed to provide you with the in-depth knowledge and skills needed to equip you to play a role inpracticingsustainable agriculture,utilizing a system's perspective to understand sustainability with interdisciplinary efforts. In order to qualify for the MicroMasters Credential, you will need to earn a Verified Certificate in each of the six DoaneX Sustainable Agri-business courses as well as pass this final comprehensive capstone exam.

The capstone exam will test knowledge across all six courses. It will be a webcam proctored timed exam.

What you'll learn

• This capstone exam is an assessment of the knowledge and various skills you’ve attained throughout the MicroMasters program. They include how to:
• Discern how variables impact outcomes within specific contexts
• Articulate how models can be used to maximize sustainability
• Utilize sustainable agricultural models to achieve economic and sustainability outcomes
• Assess effects of human non-judicious use of natural resources resulting in agricultural problems and environmental degradation
• Apply environmental economic theory to the allocation and utilization of natural resources
• Analyze the effects of economic growth on the environment and agricultural practices
• Through evaluation of current environmental policy, the learner will be able to propose policy modifications to inform new policy that realizes better ecosystems services.
• Explain the need for a country-level collaboration among various agencies in finance, commerce, agriculture, health, and environmental protection.
• Discuss the complexity and impact of changes in policies, business practices, and technologies have on global food systems and food supply chains.
• Evaluate how global food system and supply chains are affected by diverse participants with conflicting interests.
• Analyze how individual’s lifestyles, international business operations, policies of health care, energy, and food, environmental changes, and so on impact global food systems’ biodiversity and ecosystem.
• Explore not only economic but also social and environmental impacts from global business practices on individuals, communities, and society.
• Assess how the sustainability of agriculture and food systems are evaluated and measured, and explore solutions to economic, social, and environmental problems.
• Analyze proposed solutions to global agri-food systems challenges.
• Apply concepts of marketing to sustainable agriculture and food innovation, identify creative market entry strategiesand utilize economic principles to formulate pricing strategies.
• Apply supply chain management principles in a sustainable way that protects the environment, measure environmental sustainability performance of supply chains and analyze the importance of ethics and transparency in supply chain management.